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Obtaining an Education

Video postcard from the Accelerated Learning Program

17 February 2007 | Mirza Abdul Qader, Kabul

Sara, 16, from the village of Mirza Abdul Qader near Kabul, is a recent graduate of APEP's Accelerated Learning courses. She, along with other girls and young women, make up 56% of the program's graduates. According to Sara, "Under the Taliban we were unable to obtain an education. Now we are able to enroll in school and read simple things like street signs and write as well."

Accelerated learning video postcard 17 Feb 2007 [wmv, 8362 KB]

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About this activity: Afghanistan Primary Education Program (APEP)

Libraries Contribute to School Success

19 November 2011 | Balkh, Afghanistan

USAID/Strengthening Education in Afghanistan Girls at Fatima Balkhi Girls' High School in Mazar-e-Sharif happily unpacking books recieved through USAID funds. Many communities...

Vibrant Lessons Changing Education

1 November 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID/HEP Shahla Dastyar observing her student, Mursal Sarwari, who is in tum teaching students at a high school in Kabul. Five years...

Official Visit of Dr. Farouq Wardak, Afghanistan’s Minister of Education to Washington DC

6 June 2011 | Washington, DC

Minister of Education Ghulam Farooq Wardak (right) meets with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. With support from USAID, Afghanistan's Minister of Education H.E....

Improving Education for Women

22 January 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID/Creative Associates In Kabul, women and girls of all ages are learning to read and write thanks to the initiative and dedication of Fazila....

Classroom Repair Benefits Women

11 October 2010 | Jalalabad, Afghanistan

Over the course of many years, thousands of prospective teachers, predominantly women, have been trained at the Nangarhar Teacher Training Institute, elevating the educational and...

English for Engineers in Afghanistan

15 September 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

Imagine trying to learn to use a computer with an English keyboard, having never seen the English alphabet. Add to that the fact that you’ve...

Children Care about their Environment

23 June 2010 | Wakhan District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan

Perched high in the mountains on the border with China, Pakistan, and Tajikistan, Afghanistan’s Wakhan District seems like the end of the world to most...

Road Paves the Way for Education

23 June 2010 | Fayzabad, Afghanistan

The new 103-kilometer road from Kishim to Fayzabad is bringing new business and investment to Badakhshan Province. Built through USAID’s Afghanistan Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project, the...

One Woman Makes a Difference

13 June 2010 | Eastern Afghanistan

Twenty-four-year-old Wahida received a good education when she was living as a refugee in Peshawar, Pakistan. However, when she returned to her village in Afghanistan,...

Fulbright Scholars Advance Afghanistan

6 June 2010 | Kabul, Afghanistan

When Abdullah Jan met Shabnam, they were seniors in the Engineering Department at Kabul University. They soon began to intern at the Kabul Central Materials...

Announcements

CBSG successfully implements two school furniture projects in Mir Qasim Jan and Sar Asyab villages of Chimtal District

2 April 2011 | Balkh Province, Afghanistan

USAID/CBSG Provision of school furniture for Mir Qasim Jan High School. On February 28, closing ceremonies were held for two recently completed school...

Road graveling project breaks ground in Bytemor Village, Chimtal District

2 April 2011 | Balkh Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Groundbreaking ceremony for the Bytemor Road Graveling Project. On February 24, the district governor of Chimtal, representatives from the Balkh Provincial Directorate...

USAID Provides Property and Equipment to Khost Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock

2 April 2011 | Khost Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD The Khost DAIL director signing equipment handover documents. The economy of Khost Province is primarily based on agriculture. The majority of residents...

USAID Supports the Parwan Provincial Government

2 April 2011 | Parwan Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Parwan Deputy Provincial Governor receives a laptop from the closeout of LGCD’s Parwan provincial office. As USAID’s Local Governance and Community Development...

Construction of Waiting Hall Completed

2 April 2011 | Kunduz Province, Afghanistan

USAID/CBSG Waiting Hall at Chardara District Clinic. On February 23, construction finished on the new waiting hall for the Chahar Dara District Clinic...

Tents for Temporary Classrooms Arrive in Paktika Province

2 April 2011 | Paktika Province, Afghanistan

USAID/LGCD Representatives of the Paktika Department of Education receive tents for temporary schools. USAID’s Local Governance and Community Development project delivered 277 tents...